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[Introduction To] The Latter-Day Saint Experience In America, Terryl Givens
[Introduction To] The Latter-Day Saint Experience In America, Terryl Givens
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Provides the most comprehensive overview of Mormonism—one of the fast growing religions in the World—available in one volume.
Scholars have labeled the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormonism as it is better known, both the American Religion, and the next world faith. The Mormon saga includes early persecution, conflict, and pioneer resilience, against a backdrop of revolutionary religious, social, and economic practices. The greatest colonizing force in American history, Mormonism has outgrown its 19th-century isolation and theocratic roots to become one of the most prosperous and respected Christian communities in the country. This book examines the history …
[Introduction To] Thinking Of The Laity In Late Tudor England, Peter Iver Kaufman
[Introduction To] Thinking Of The Laity In Late Tudor England, Peter Iver Kaufman
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Thinking of the Laity explains why proposals for expanding lay prerogatives failed to shape the Elizabethan religious settlement from the 1560s through the 1580s. It also greatly adds to our understanding of the policy debates that are closely associated with the origins of puritanism, presbyterianism, and congregationalism. This book will be essential reading for people interested in the history of early modern England and in the progress of sixteenth-century religious reform.